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D1523

N,N′-Diacetylchitobiose

≥96% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-gluco­pyranosyl)-D-glucopyranose, 4-O-(2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose, Chitobiose

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H28N2O11
CAS Number:
35061-50-8
Molecular Weight:
424.40
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24893467
MDL number:
MFCD00077715
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
61689
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Quality Level

200

assay

≥96% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D 15.00 to 19.00 °, c = 9.00-11.00 mg/mL in water

color

off-white

mp

245-247 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 49.00-51.00 mg/mL, clear, colorless

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)N[C@H]1C(O)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2NC(C)=O)[C@@H]1O

InChI

1S/C16H28N2O11/c1-5(21)17-9-13(25)14(8(4-20)27-15(9)26)29-16-10(18-6(2)22)12(24)11(23)7(3-19)28-16/h7-16,19-20,23-26H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,17,21)(H,18,22)/t7-,8-,9-,10-,11-,12-,13-,14-,15?,16+/m1/s1

InChI key

CDOJPCSDOXYJJF-CBTAGEKQSA-N

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Application

Diacetylchitobiose/Chitobiose, a dimer of β(1,4) linked N-acetyl-D glucosamine, is used as an alternative source of N-acetylglucosamine by some bacteria. It is used in fermentation research to study, differentiate and characterize chitobiose transporter systems and enzymes such as β-N-acetylglucosaminidase(s) and chitobiose phosphorylase(s).

Biochem/physiol Actions

In chitinolytic bacteria, such as Vibrio, Streptomyces and Serratia, N,N′-Diacetylchitobiose (GlcNAc2) is not only a major breakdown product of chitinase, but it is also the smallest substance that induces chitinase production. It can also be utilized as a carbon source by E. coli, which does not express chitinases, but is exposed to GlcNAc2 produced by intestinal chitinolytic bacteria. In most organisms, the uptake of GlcNAc2 occurs via the phosphoenolpyruvate:glycose phosphotransferase system (PTS). GlcNAc2 has also been used as a substrate or inhibitor to study the activity of glycolytic enzymes.

Preparation Note

Prepared by the method of Barker, S.A., et al., J. Chem. Soc., 2218 (1958).

Other Notes

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Warning

hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Rubén López-Mondéjar et al.
The FEBS journal, 276(18), 5137-5148 (2009-08-14)
The chitinolytic enzyme machinery of fungi consists of chitinases and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases. These enzymes are important during the fungal life cycle for degradation of exogenous chitin, which is the second most abundant biopolymer, as well as fungal cell-wall remodelling. In addition
Manoharan Mathiselvam et al.
Carbohydrate research, 380, 37-44 (2013-08-07)
The linkage region, GlcNAcβAsn, is conserved in all eukaryotic N-glycoproteins. As a logical extension of a research endeavor aimed at understanding the structural significance of GlcNAc and Asn as the linkage region constituents, the newer analogs GlcNAcβNHBu and (GlcNAcβ(1-4)GlcNAc)alkanamides have
Jennifer S M Loose et al.
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 25(12), 2175-2186 (2016-09-20)
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) represent a recent addition to the carbohydrate-active enzymes and are classified as auxiliary activity (AA) families 9, 10, 11, and 13. LPMOs are crucial for effective degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides like cellulose or chitin. These enzymes
Estefania O Juárez-Hernández et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 2591-2591 (2019-02-24)
There is no structural information about any chitinase synthesized by Bacillus thuringiensis, the most successful microbial insect larvicide used worldwide. In this study, we solved the 3D structure of the chitinase ChiA74 at 2.26 Å. The crystal structure shows that ChiA74
Rosaria Gandini et al.
Journal of molecular biology, 432(16), 4658-4672 (2020-06-23)
Protein glycosylation constitutes a critical post-translational modification that supports a vast number of biological functions in living organisms across all domains of life. A seemingly boundless number of enzymes, glycosyltransferases, are involved in the biosynthesis of these protein-linked glycans. Few
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SKUGTIN
D1523-10MG04061832961514

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